2024 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Kansas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Kansas Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in psychology. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Kansas

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Wichita State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wichita.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Wichita State University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	451
Missouri	27	65
Iowa	26	29
Nebraska	24	21
North Dakota	21	24
South Dakota	15	9

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	25
Child Development & Psychology	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.